Vikram Verma
Analyst · Barclays
Thank you, Joan, and welcome everyone to 8x8's first quarter of fiscal 2016 earnings call. I'll begin with a high-level summary of 8x8's performance during the quarter and our view of the current market, and then turn the call over to our CFO, Mary Ellen Genovese, who will cover the financial results in greater detail. 8x8 began fiscal 2016 with a very busy and productive first quarter, highlighted by the completion of two acquisitions and the posting of record-setting new monthly recurring revenue. 8x8's result for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 surpassed both revenue and net income expectations and were driven by a continued growth in the mid-market, increased traction of our channel partners and expanding international presence. Our total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2016, including a one-time accelerated payment of $1.2 million for a virtual desktop infrastructure technology license agreement, was $47.9 million, an increase of 26% year-over-year. Without this one-time revenue gain, our service revenue increased 25% year-over-year to $43 million. Our non-GAAP net income was also strong at $4.5 million or 9% of revenue, making it the 21 consecutive quarter in which 8x8 has generated non-GAAP net income alongside increasing revenue. All of our sales teams performed exceptionally well during the quarter. Our mid-market and channel teams continue to bring in large deals with five of the top-10 customers added during the quarter, requesting initial deployments in the 500 to 1,000 seat range. Also, the pipeline of some very large customer opportunities in the 1,000 to 10,000-plus seat range is starting to look interesting, as a few of these opportunities have moved into small trial deployments. The SMB team continued to make good progress, selling to customers in the 50 to 250 seat range. And in the U.K., we are seeing more and more customers subscribing to a broad range of 8x8 services, including Virtual Office Analytics. The traction we are getting in the market is a direct result of our investments in security, reliability, service quality, scalability and support, covering the broadest, most complete set of cloud communication services available over a single integrated platform. I cannot emphasize enough how important the depth of these capabilities are to CIOs, who are making critical business decisions to transition their communication infrastructure to the cloud. I'd now like to provide a summary of our achievements during the quarter, as they pertain to the strategic growth initiatives we've been investing in. First, as I mentioned earlier, we're seeing continued strong adoption in the mid-market and growing interest from the enterprise segment of the market. Our industry-leading HIPAA compliance, Performance Assured SLA, Elite Touch deployment methodology and robust analytics tools are simplifying the decision-making process for CIOs, by minimizing IT concerns and maximizing the value proposition, are moving to 8x8's cloud-based services. Examples of some of our top mid-market customer wins during the quarter include, a U.S.-based international restaurant chain with approximately 150 locations in 33 states and eight countries; an industry-leading global firm providing talent, technology and total workforce solution to mid-market and enterprise clients, including more than 50 of the Fortune 150, with offices in the U.S., Canada, U.K., India, Australia and Singapore. And one we recently announced are the U.K. ACCO Brands Corporation, one of the world's largest suppliers of branded school, office and consumer products and print finishing solutions. We are also making inroads in the public sector with the addition of two school districts, one in California and one in Texas, to a roster of customers in the education vertical. Second, we've been investing significant R&D and engineering resources in our contact center offerings and recently announced two innovative Virtual Contact Center offerings. VCC Global for enterprises with international call center operations and VCC Analytics. VCC Global seamlessly connects customers and call center agents over a single-global platform, while routing call through 8x8's nine international data centers to deliver optimal call quality. VCC Analytics is a breakthrough solution that provides unique insight into the customer experience, increased contact center efficiencies and advanced workflow optimization for better contact center management and increased customer loyalty. Third, we are very pleased with the level of engagement and quality of customer wins coming from our channel partners. As you know, this is one of the key investment areas for 8x8 in fiscal 2016. And with the added resources, support and training we have implemented, we are already seeing positive results and a very healthy pipeline. Five of our top-10 deals in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 were brought to us through a channel partner. Fourth is the continued execution of our global reach initiative with the expansion of our geographic footprint in Europe through the acquisition of DXI Limited, and the launch of our service in Australia through our reseller partners. The DXI acquisition broadens 8x8's European footprint, while offering a frictionless online sales approach for agile contact centers and line-of-business buyers. In Australia, we are working close with two partners, who have begun their initial deployment of our services in APAC. Fifth, we continue to put our cash reserves to work during the quarter with the completion of two acquisitions aligned with our core offerings and business strategy. At the same time, we discontinued the VDI service offering, that is no longer relevant to our technology portfolio. Over the past two years, we have discontinued three non-core segments of our business, dedicated managed hosting, iTELConnect and VDI services, while expanding our resources and reach with the addition of three core business entities, Voicenet Solutions, DXI and QSC. Finally, 8x8 received further validation of our industry leadership position during the quarter, with our number one ranking in the IHS Infonetics' Annual Cloud UC Service Provider North America Scorecard, which was based on criteria including installed base of seats, financial stability, market strategy, service capability and support options. We are honored to be named number one provider in this highly regarded annual study for the second consecutive year. This is a very exciting time for us at 8x8. What we are seeing in the market today is a change in the way businesses are viewing the role of communications within their organization, from utility to business enabler, and this is one of the key factors driving the adoption of cloud-based solutions, particularly in the mid-market and enterprise. Yes, there is confusion out there with multiple types of solutions and vendors to choose from. Large vendors, attempting to capture market share with scaled down offerings, hybrid offerings that diminish the true value proposition of the cloud and single-point cloud solutions that offer limited value and do not integrate with one another. But one thing remains certain, that is the trust a business must have in their provider's ability to deliver a high quality, reliable, secure and internationally scalable solution that truly freeze internal IT resources and supports business agility, productivity and growth. And 8x8 is demonstrating its commitment to meeting and exceeding these expectations through our investments, customer references and reputation in the industry. With that, I'll now turn the call over to Mary Ellen, who will provide you additional detail on our financial results.